110 Things That Make Me Happy

As bloggers we open our lives up to an indefinably large audience. We share what’s going on in our world. Food. Fun. Maybe fitness. The good and the bad. I’m not a Negative Nancy so while authenticity is a key priority for me on- and offline, I don’t always tell everything – and I fell most bloggers will follow the same approach. Life isn’t unicorns and rainbows 24/7 and the past weeks have been more rain than rainbows for me. There, I said it. However, like I said, negativity isn’t my style so I’m trying to keep my head up. Coincidentially, Kathy inspired me to do some thinking about all the good things in life. It’s the little things that make us happy after all. Without further ado, here are 100 things that make me happy and bring joy to my life. Because photography is one of those things, I added some pictures bringing my list to the marvelous number of 110 things [and counting because once you start looking there are countless things making you happy in life].

Being with people I love.

The sound in my ears when riding my bike.

My bed. The comfiest place on earth.

Riding my bike.

Especially riding my bike in the sunset.

Flowers of any kind – as evidenced by the bazillion of pictures of them on my blog. You’ve got to share the love, right?!

Walks through the woods. Just taking in nature, forgetting about the time and everything else.

Seeing people smile. Especially people I love. I’m happy when others around me are happy. Smiles are indeed contagious.

Silence and rest after loud and long days or nights.

Stopping to smell the flowers. Literally.

Writing letters

Receiving letters.

The sun.

Curling up in bed pulling the blankets up until under my nose.

Reminiscing in childhood memories.

Taking showers.

The scent of my shampoo.

Those rare days when the scent of said shampoo actually sticks in my hair for longer than a few minutes. Just me?

Hand-knitted wool socks by my grandma. ‘tis the season.

Freshly washed sheets.

Fresh fruit. All the fruit.

Ice cream.

Nut butter. I don’t discriminate here.

All the kabocha. At best home-grown from my mum’s garden.

Sleeping in on the weekends.

Talking with friends for so long we forget all about the time. And food.

When my apartment looks neat and organized. Why does a thorough clean-up never last long??

Crafting. It’s something I really enjoyed as a child but – thanks to many arts teacher telling me I had no talent – lost over the years. With Christmas in mind I started searching Pinterest for ideas and can’t wait to get started.

Speaking English. I’m currently teaching German to an American exchange student and while I’m getting paid the best part is being able to practice my English, too. I’ve always loved learning languages.

When the kids I’m tutoring are successful in school.

Having a sudden flash of inspiration.

Hot showers. Even more now that it’s getting colder outside they’re a real treat.

No matter what’s going on in my life I will always appreciate a hug.

There’s nothing like changing into your pajamas, watching some movie or reading a good book.

Singing [when nobody’s listening].

Listening to my favourite songs on repeat.

Kitten. I guess we can agree baby animals are cute – but so are grown up ones.

Scarves.

Traveling and seeing new places.

Doing puzzzles – even if they take me forever to finish.

Learning something new.

Living in the moment and not worrying about the future. I’m still practicing …

Every comment on here. Yes, I know I’m repeating myself but the blogging community – you. Thank you for stopping by, commenting and making blogging all the better.

Happiness-inducing today: Taking a walk outside before the rain set in. Thoughts flowing, feet moving – it was wonderful

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15 thoughts on “110 Things That Make Me Happy”

I love how long this list is!!!! What makes me happy (well, just a handful of it!) : surprise snow days off from school, watching little kids fall asleep, stretching, feeling really tired at the end of the day, taking a long bath, eating breakfast outside on our front porch, working hard on a paper/test and really “earning” my grade, visiting farmers’ markets, fuzzy socks, buying something that’s on sale when you didn’t even know it was on sale, cleaning my room/organizing, riding my bike barefoot

There are some really amazing things on your list as well – some I should have added to my list as well. I really like the feeling of true accomplishment when hard work is rewarded, fuzzy or wool socks, organizing … We have lots in common.

The blogging world can be a bubble of enthusiasm, but so much of it, like you said, is just a depiction of the rainbows and unicorns and not truly our “real life”. I love your happy spirit, though, and your way of handling that extra rain life is throwing you right now

A few comments:

– Please give me some of your love for bike riding! I do like it, but after having to bike all around school for three years straight (rain or shine), it’s grown a little tedious for me. I wish I could back some of the fun I used to feel when I first started riding!
– Reading and receiving letters… LOVE. There is something so wonderful about being to physically hold messages that have been written by hand! Let me know if you ever want a pen pal 🙂
– Your mom grows kabocha? That is SO neat.
– The light between your #45 and #46 is beautiful- Juuuuuusst saying!

I feel like I could comment on every single number haha! They’re all so lovely. Have a wonderful week!

Thank you, Christine <3! Honesty is one of my biggest values in friendships and I try to bring this to my blog, too. The current period of rain might go on for a while but I'm not going to sit it out just watching – it might take more work to feel happy then but it's worth trying.
We need to bring back your appreciation for bike riding. It's wonderfully calming and relaxing in times of stress. And yes, I'm so happy my mum has been growing kabocha for me for years already – it's hard to get and homegrown taste amazing.

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this happiness-inducing list! Those are some of my favorite things too! Taking walks in the fall with my husband while crunching through the leaves will always be one of my favorites.

This is awesome girl 🙂 I know you’ve hit a rough patch lately, but focusing on the blessings really helps those bad times seem not so bad. We always have to remember how much we DO have instead of how much we don’t. Be grateful for each day, keep pushing, and don’t let anyone steal your joy!